Shirley Temple couldn't have been more than eight years old when she starred - and that is the word - in this gently amusing comedy about a young girl "Barbara" who lives the life a molly-coddled girl with her doting, wealthy father "Richard" (Michael Whalen). When he decides to send her to school, she gets lost and ends up lodging with street entertainer "Tony" (Henry Armetta) and his large family, before meeting…
Poor Little Rich Girl (1936)
ARE YOU AN ARMFUL OF HEAVEN ON EARTH? ...YOU ARE---BUT DEFINITELY!
Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en route, Barbara finds herself alone in town, ending up as part of radio song-and-dance act Dolan and Dolan sponsored by a rival soap company.
Top Cast
Shirley Temple
Barbara Barry
Alice Faye
Jerry Dolan
Gloria Stuart
Margaret Allen
Jack Haley
Jimmy Dolan
Michael Whalen
Richard Barry
Sara Haden
Collins
Jane Darwell
Woodward
Claude Gillingwater
Simon Peck
Paul Stanton
George Hathaway
Henry Armetta
Tony
Charles Coleman
Stebbins
Arthur Hoyt
Percival Gooch
John Wray
Flagin
Tyler Brooke
Dan Ward
Mathilde Comont
Tony's Wife
Tony Martin
Radio Baritone Soloist (uncredited)
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What is Poor Little Rich Girl about?
Cossetted and bored, Barbara Barry is finally sent off to school by her busy if doting widowed soap manufacturer father. When her nurse is injured en route, Barbara finds herself alone in town, ending up as part of radio song-and-dance act Dolan and Dolan sponsored by a rival…
When was Poor Little Rich Girl released?
Poor Little Rich Girl was released in 1936.
What genres does Poor Little Rich Girl belong to?
Poor Little Rich Girl is categorised as Adventure, Family.
Who stars in Poor Little Rich Girl?
The cast of Poor Little Rich Girl includes Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Gloria Stuart, Jack Haley, Michael Whalen.